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    Default Project Oak

    Evening, received some Oak from my lads bud's back at the lumber yard.
    Neat striations, if that's an appropriate wood term and a tight grain. Not sure what to use it for. Hoped you more experienced woodworkers might throw me some insight.
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    Mike, Oak is a terrific wood and highly overlooked. The biggest problem is it's used everywhere so we become blind to it's beauty. Id be willing to bet that 90% of the SRP members here have something in their house made of Oak. I still find quarter sawn oak to be a very, very attractive wood. Those "rays" that project outward like sun rays from the pith is what quarter sawn oak is all about. They try and split those rays down the middle when they mill it, giving you a look like this.

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    Great explanation on those 'rays' Andrew, thanks. It is a gorgeous wood. I have a really old hand carved bench with similar marks. The pic in your post, wow such character..
    I was just trying to decide between brush or scales, and which way to cut it. Have enough to try a few different angles. I just hate to cut before I have some idea of what I'm going for
    It's like the tree died in vain or something if I botch it..
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    Well, it won't go bad!

    Nice thing about brushes, scales, shave bowls, they're all small projects that don't take up much wood.
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    2x3x12 Harold.
    Eww a shave bowl and matching brush.. Nice idea
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    They make nice looking scales with a bit of tung oil, hand rubbed laquer, and a coat of ren wax.

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    I would put some of it into half inch thick pieces and cut some other contrasting wood into half inch thick pieces glue it all together and turn one amazing shave brush
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